Are Boot.dev courses free?

You can read every Boot.dev course for free. A paid membership unlocks the fully interactive experience, including coding exercises, projects, certificates, progress tracking, and review tools.

Which programming language should I learn first?

Python is a strong first language for most beginners because it is readable and useful across backend development, automation, scripting, and data work. The important part is sticking with one language long enough to build real problem-solving skill before jumping to the next one.

What makes Boot.dev different from video courses?

Boot.dev is built around writing code, not watching someone else write code. Lessons are interactive, the curriculum is structured, and the game mechanics are there to help you stay consistent while you build real software skills.

Can Boot.dev help me prepare for a developer job?

Boot.dev is designed to build job-relevant programming skills: writing code, working with databases, building APIs, using the command line, understanding computer science fundamentals, and shipping projects. There are no job guarantees, but the curriculum teaches the skills working developers actually use.

All Courses

A catalog of all the online courses that Boot.dev offers

Learn Web Security in Go

Learn Web Security in TypeScript

Learn Pandas

Learn Linux

Build an AI Agent in Python

Learn Data Structures and Algorithms 2 in Python

Learn Retrieval Augmented Generation

Learn Python for Beginners

Learn Go

Learn Git

Learn Object Oriented Programming in Python

Learn SQL

Build a BookBot in Python

Learn JavaScript

Learn Data Structures and Algorithms in Python

Learn Functional Programming in Python

Learn Memory Management in C

Build Asteroids using Python and Pygame

Learn Docker

Learn HTTP Clients in TypeScript

Learn TypeScript

Learn Kubernetes

Build a Static Site Generator in Python

Learn HTTP Clients in Go

First Personal Project

Learn How to Find a Programming Job

Learn HTTP Servers in Go

Build a Pokedex in Go

Capstone Project

Learn Pub/Sub in RabbitMQ and Go

Learn CI/CD with GitHub Actions, Docker and Go

Build a Maze Solver in Python

Learn the HTTP Protocol in Go

Learn Git 2

Build a Blog Aggregator in Go

Learn Cryptography in Go

Learn File Servers and CDNs with S3 and CloudFront

Learn AWS

Learn HTTP Servers in TypeScript

Build a Web Scraper in TypeScript

Learn Power BI

Build a Pokedex in TypeScript

Learn HTTP Clients in Python

Learn Logging and Observability in Go

Learn Pub/Sub in RabbitMQ and TypeScript

Learn CI/CD with GitHub Actions, Docker and TypeScript

Second Personal Project

Build a Web Scraper in Go

Build a Blog Aggregator in TypeScript

Build a Web Scraper in Python

Learn File Servers and CDNs with S3 and CloudFront

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